Juno (film) - Wikipedia. Juno is a 2. 00. 7 American coming of agecomedy- drama independent film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent- minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney and J. K. Simmons also star. Filming spanned from early February to March 2.

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Juno won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and earned three other Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Page. The film's soundtrack, featuring several songs performed by Kimya Dawson in various guises, was the first chart- topping soundtrack since Dreamgirls and 2.

Century Fox's first number one soundtrack since Titanic. Juno earned back its initial budget of $6. It went on to earn $2. Juno received acclaim from critics, many of whom placed the film on their top ten lists for the year. It has received criticism and praise from members of both the pro- life and pro- choice communities regarding its treatment of abortion.

Plot. Sixteen- year- old Minnesota high- schooler Juno Mac. Guff (Ellen Page) discovers she is pregnant by her friend and longtime admirer, Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera).

She initially considers an abortion. Going to a local clinic run by a women's group, she encounters a schoolmate outside who is holding a one- person protest for pro- life vigil. Once inside, however, a variety of factors lead Juno to leave. She decides against abortion, and she decides to give the baby up for adoption.

With the help of her friend Leah (Olivia Thirlby), Juno searches the ads in the Pennysaver and finds a couple she feels will provide a suitable home. She tells her father, Mac (J. K. Simmons), and stepmother, Bren (Allison Janney), who offer their support. With Mac, Juno meets the couple, Mark and Vanessa Loring (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner), in their expensive home and agrees to a closed adoption. Juno visits Mark a few times, with whom she shares tastes in punk rock and horror films. Mark, who has set aside his rock band youth (now confined to memorabilia displayed in the one room of the house that Vanessa has designated for Mark's personal belongings), works at home composing commercial jingles. Juno and Leah happen to see Vanessa in a shopping mall being completely at ease with a child, and Juno encourages Vanessa to talk to her baby in the womb, where it kicks for her.

As the pregnancy progresses, Juno struggles with the emotions she feels for the baby's father, Paulie, who is clearly in love with Juno. Juno maintains an outwardly indifferent attitude toward Paulie, but when she learns he has asked another girl to the upcoming prom, she angrily confronts him. Paulie reminds Juno that it is at her request they remain distant and tells her that she broke his heart. Not long before her baby is due, Juno is again visiting Mark when their interaction becomes emotional. Mark then tells her he will be leaving Vanessa to figure his life out.

Juno is horrified by this revelation, with Mark asking Juno " How do you think of me? Mark is starting to develop feelings for Juno.

Vanessa arrives home, and Mark tells her he does not feel ready to be a father and there are still things he wants to do first. Juno watches the Loring marriage fall apart, then drives away and breaks down in tears by the side of the road. Returning to the Lorings' home, she leaves a note and disappears as they answer the door. After a heartfelt discussion with her father, Juno accepts that she loves Paulie. Juno then tells Paulie she loves him, and Paulie's actions make it clear her feelings are very much reciprocated. Not long after, Juno goes into labor and is rushed to the hospital, where she gives birth to a baby boy.

She had deliberately not told Paulie because of his track meet. Seeing her missing from the stands, Paulie rushes to the hospital, finds Juno has given birth to their son, and comforts Juno as she cries. Vanessa comes to the hospital where she joyfully claims the newborn boy as a single adoptive mother. Watch Angel Of Reckoning Streaming. On the wall in the baby's new nursery, Vanessa has framed Juno's note, which reads: " Vanessa: If you're still in, I'm still in. — Juno. The film ends in the summertime with Juno and Paulie playing guitar and singing together, followed by a kiss. Cast. Themes"You can look at it as a film that celebrates life and celebrates childbirth, or you can look at it as a film about a liberated young girl who makes a choice to continue being liberated.

Or you can look at it as some kind of twisted love story, you know, a meditation on maturity."—Diablo Cody. Along with Knocked Up and Waitress, two other 2. Juno was interpreted by some critics as having a pro- life theme. Ann Hulbert of Slate magazine believed that Juno "[undercut] both pro- life and pro- choice purism."[6] Jeff Dawson of The Sunday Times believed that the film was inevitably placed in the "unwanted pregnancy subgenre" with Knocked Up and Waitress due to its subject matter but thought that its interpretation as a pro- life film only "muddied the waters".[7]Hadley Freeman of The Guardian criticized Juno for "complet[ing] a hat- trick of American comedies in the past 1. I don't believe any of these films is consciously designed to be anti- abortion propaganda."[8]A. O. Scott, writing for The New York Times, agreed that Juno has "an underlying theme, a message that is not anti- abortion but rather pro- adulthood."[9] Ellen Page commented, "What I get most frustrated at is when people call it a pro- life movie, which is just absurd..

The most important thing is the choice is there, and the film completely demonstrates that."[1. Cody and Page have openly stated that they are pro- choice; [1.

Reitman thought that it was "fantastic" that pro- life and pro- choice groups were embracing the film.[1. He said that "Juno seems to be a mirror, and people [on both sides] see themselves in it."[1. Other critics labeled Juno as feminist because of its portrayal of Juno as a confident and intelligent teenage girl. Antifeminist. Phyllis Schlafly wrote that Juno's theme "isn't love, romance, or respect for life, but the triumph of feminist ideology, i. Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe concluded "Juno serves cool, intelligent girls something they rarely see in a movie: themselves."[1. Cody said about writing the film, "Women are clever, women are funny, women are sharp, and I wanted to show that these girls were human and not the stereotypical teenage girls that we often see in the media"[1.

There was a lack of authentic teen girl characters .. I saw writing this screenplay as an opportunity to create an iconic female."[2] Page praised the film for its positive depiction of teenage girls, describing Juno's character as "really refreshing and allow[ing] for new possibilities in what young women can be"[1. Girls haven't had that sort of character before. We don't have our Catcher in the Rye."[2] She criticized the media perception of her character as a "strong woman", arguing that if Juno were a male character, the "strength" of the character would not be considered remarkable.[1. Reitman was interested in the personal/political conflict for Vanessa's character: "Feminism has paved the way for Vanessa’s career, but ultimately Vanessa wants to be a full time mother."[1. Production. Development.

Diablo Cody wrote the film based on many of her own high school experiences. Diablo Cody was first approached to write a screenplay by film producer. Mason Novick, who had previously landed her a book deal for her memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper, after discovering her blog about stripping.[2. He persuaded her to adapt the book for the screen, but suggested that she first write a screenwriting sample to show studios; that sample became Juno.[2.